The baby name Pinkas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈpɪŋkəs/ (PINK-əs); Yiddish: /ˈpɪŋkəs/ (PINK-es); Hebrew (Pinchas): /pinˈχas/ (PEEN-khas).
Pinkas is Hebrew in Origin.
The baby name Pinkas is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced English: /ˈpɪŋkəs/ (PINK-əs); Yiddish: /ˈpɪŋkəs/ (PINK-es); Hebrew (Pinchas): /pinˈχas/ (PEEN-khas).
Pinkas is Hebrew in Origin.
Pinkas is a transliteration of the Hebrew/Yiddish male name Pinchas (Hebrew: פינחס), rendered in English as Phinehas or Phineas. The name is probably of Egyptian origin, from pe-nehasi, “the Nubian/dark-skinned,” a term found in New Kingdom Egyptian. In the Hebrew Bible, Pinchas is the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron, a priest famed for his zealous act that halted a plague (Numbers 25), which cemented the name’s prestige in Jewish tradition.
Usage has been continuous among Jewish communities - Sephardi and Ashkenazi - with strong frequency in medieval and early modern Ashkenaz, then revived in modern Israel. Spellings and variants include Pinchas, Pinhas, Phinehas, Phineas, Pinchos (Ashkenazi pronunciation), Pinkas/Pincas, Pincus/Pinkus (often as surname), and the Yiddish diminutive Pinye. Note: Modern Hebrew pinkas “notebook/ledger” (from Greek pinax) is etymologically unrelated, despite the identical English spelling.
Pinkas is a genuine rarity. In all, it appears just 10 times, across 6 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS | 0 | #226 | 1 | 5,692 | |
| IL | 0 | #282 | 1 | 6,291 | |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #305 | 1 | 6,530 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #565 | 1 | 10,162 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #625 | 1 | 10,983 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #645 | 1 | 11,648 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,234 | 3 | 25,928 |
| TR | 0 | #1,254 | 1 | 19,440 |
Pinkas is popular in 6 countries — most recent births per country:
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